The former president of a South Korean airport company who oversaw improvements at the airport where 179 people died has been found dead.

Son Chang-wan was in office while works were undertaken at Muan International Airport. Last month, a plane crashed into a concrete ... International Airport, the site of the Dec. 29 Jeju Air ...

SEOUL, Jan 18 (Reuters) - South Korea has decided to extend to April 18 the shutdown of Muan ... jet crashed last month, the transport ministry said on Saturday. The airport is the site of the ...

South Korea Extends Shutdown of Muan International ... airport where a Jeju Air passenger jet crashed last month, the transport ministry said on Saturday. The airport is the site of the Dec ...

"Muan International Airport plans to completely remove the existing concrete and reinstall the localiser in a fragile structure," the ministry said in a statement. The Dec. 29 crash killed 179 ...

The authorities wrapped up search and recovery efforts for victims as well as on-site investigation procedures of the Jeju Air crash with consent from the bereaved families.

FILE - Rescue team members work at the site of a plane crash at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea on Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File) SEOUL, South Korea (AP ...

The exact cause of the fatal crash remains unclear ... Son led the corporation, which operates the Muan airport, from 2018 to 2022 and oversaw the site’s renovations, including the construction ...

Son was running Korea Airports Corporation in 2020 when renovations began on Muan International Airport, the site of the deadly crash. One of the causes of the crash under investigation is the ...

including Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, the site of the tragic crash that became the deadliest aviation disaster on South Korean soil. This comes as a follow-up measure ...